Improvement in oil-cans and faucets



A. 'n. a e. w. MARSHALL.

OIL CANS AND FAUCETS.

K111851495 Patented Dec. 12,1878.

Witnesses.

UNITED STATES ALFRED H. MARSHALL AND GEORGE W. MARSHALL, OF LOWER LAKE,CAL.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIL-CANS AND FAUCETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,249, dated December12, 1876; application filed May 16, 1876.

the following description and accompanying drawings are suflicient toenable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearlyappertains to make and use our said invention without further inventionor experiment.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in the means for drawingoil from oilcans; and it consists of certain details of construction,combined as are hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewof our invenlion.

Let A represent an oil-can of the usual form. In constructing cans ofthis description we make an indentation or recess in one of the bottomcorners of the case, in which we place the device through which the oilis to be drawn from the can. This indentation or recess is made bytaking out a portion of the corner of the can, and closing the openingsthus made by plain pieces of tin, thus producing a jog in one of thebottom corners of the can, and an overhang, b, which will protect thefaucet from injury, and allow the cans to be packed closely and tightlywithout interfering with it.

The faucet which we use consists of a nipple, a, which is secured to thecan in the indentation, an india-rubber tube, 0, which is drawn on overthe nipple, and aelamp, which serves to pinch the tube together and cutoff the flow of oil. The india-rubber tube 6 can be of any desiredlength for convenience in filling vessels, such as lamps, cans, and thehke. The clamp consists of a metal plate, f,

which is bent in the form of a U, and which has a hole, g, in itsmiddle, so that it can be slipped on over the tube 0 and nipple a closeup against the can. The arms of this frame or U-shaped plate extend outbeyond the nipple. The outer ends of these arms are conneeted by theparallel guide-rods 0 0, along which a plate, 1), is arranged to moveand be guided. This plate serves as the movable clamping-jaw whichpinches the india-rubber tube, and a screw, Z, serves to move it alongthe guide rods. The face of this plate, as also the opposite faceagainst which the tube is compressed, is faced with a thin piece ofindiarubber to prevent them from injuring the tube. A metal hook orspring-plate, s, on the case serves to hold the clamping-frame when itis turned vertically.

We thus provide a very convenient faucet or lamp-filler attachment foroil-cans, and at the same time protect it from injury. We place thefaucet at the lower part of the can, where it will be most convenient,and it can be operated by simply turning the screw. The clamp can beremoved, if desired, when the can is packed for transportation.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-- The can A, provided with the nipple d andindia-rubber tube a, in combination with the clamping-jaws and a devicefor holding the clampingjaws to the can, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

ALFRED H. MARSHALL. GEORGE W. MARSHALL.

Witnesses:

WILLIs E. GREENE, NIOHOLES PHELAN.

